красться — meaning in English

English meaning

• creep verb To move slowly, quietly, or close to the ground.
• nose noun The part of the face that contains the nostrils and is used for breathing and smelling.
• sidle verb To move sideways, often in a shy, cautious, or sneaky way.
• skulk noun A group of foxes.
• slink verb To move quietly and furtively, often out of guilt, embarrassment, or a wish not to be noticed.
• sneak verb To move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed.

Senses

красться is used for these senses in English:

• creep (intransitive) To move slowly and quietly in a particular direction.
• creep To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate itself or oneself.
• nose (intransitive) To move cautiously by advancing its front end.
• sidle (ambitransitive, also, figuratively) In the intransitive sense often followed by up: to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner.
• skulk To move in a stealthy or furtive way; to come or go while trying to avoid detection.
• slink (intransitive) To sneak about furtively.
• sneak (intransitive) To creep or go stealthily; to come or go while trying to avoid detection, as a person who does not wish to be seen.

creep — full definition

1. verb To move slowly, quietly, or close to the ground.
2. verb To change or increase very gradually, often in an unwelcome way.
3. noun An unpleasant or unsettling person, especially one who behaves in a sexually inappropriate way.

nose — full definition

1. noun The part of the face that contains the nostrils and is used for breathing and smelling.
2. noun The projecting front or tip of an object, such as an aircraft or vehicle.
3. noun A person's sense of smell, or the ability to detect or judge something, especially wine or a story worth investigating.
4. verb To move slowly and carefully forward, front end first.
5. verb To pry or snoop into something, often as "nose around" or "nose into."

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